Companies can ‘hire’ a virtual person for about $14k a year in China
From customer service to the entertainment industry, businesses in China are paying up big bucks for virtual employees.
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More social media regulation is coming in 2023, members of Congress say
Legislators and advocates say they are looking to further regulate social media companies in 2023.
TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress
Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.
How Amazon's cloud unit is helping researchers analyze genetics
AWS has launched general availability for Amazon Omics, which helps researchers store and analyze omic data like sequences of DNA, RNA and proteins.
Solana's slide accelerates — $50 billion in value wiped from the cryptocurrency in 2022
DeFi crypto Solana has struggled in 2022, between outages and exposure to FTX, but will 2023 hold more of the same, or be a boon for the Ethereum competitor?
Nasdaq closes out its first four-quarter slump since dot-com crash
The Nasdaq wrapped up its worst year since 2008 and is mired in a slump that's drawing many comparisons to the dot-com crash more than two decades ago.
Bahamian regulator says it seized $3.5 billion of FTX crypto assets for 'safekeeping'
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said it moved $3.5 billion from FTX's Bahamian subsidiary, FTX Digital Markets, into its own digital wallets.
FTX's Japanese users will be able to start withdrawing funds from February
FTX Japan says it is developing a system to resume withdrawals through the website of Liquid Japan, a crypto exchange it acquired earlier this year.
How San Francisco can tackle two of its biggest issues: office vacancies and housing
San Francisco is facing its highest office vacancy rates in nearly 30 years, while also dealing with a housing crisis. Here's how it can address both issues.
Singapore's venture capital scene looks set for a 'pretty decent' 2023, investment firm says
Global venture dollars may have dropped in 2022, but SGInnovate, Singapore's government-owned tech investment firm, is optimistic about 2023.
Elon Musk tells Tesla employees don't be 'bothered by stock market craziness'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a companywide email on Wednesday urging employees to stay focused and not to pay attention to the slumping stock price.
The tech IPO market collapsed in 2022, and next year doesn't look much better
The only notable tech IPO in the U.S. this year was Intel's spinout of Mobileye, a company that had been public before it was acquired in 2017.
Amazon lost half its value this year as tech stocks got crushed and recession fears grew
Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant plunged 51% this year, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars off its market cap.
Navigating the e-bike boom with America's outdated infrastructure
While e-bikes are becoming increasingly popular, they are also more dangerous than traditional bikes. CNBC explores whether American infrastructure is to blame.
Startups find better access to talent as top tech companies cut jobs, freeze hiring
Some tech workers are taking a closer look at startup jobs now that big companies are cutting back on hiring or signaling a slowdown is coming.
ABBA's successful avatar show in London offers a glimpse at a daring new direction for live music
ABBA Voyage has proved a hit with critics and fans, and industry professionals told CNBC it had redefined the parameters of AR-based entertainment.
'It's a lot more of headline risks than anything else': Analyst maintains bullish outlook on Apple
An analyst maintains a bullish outlook on Apple despite shares of the tech giant falling to their lowest since June 2021 amid continued iPhone supply concerns.
Tech stocks got whacked in 2022 — but one server maker soared almost 90%, beating all its peers
In a tumultuous year for tech stocks, a relatively small Silicon Valley server company called Supermicro outperformed them all.
FTX diverted $200 million of customer money for two venture deals that caught the SEC's attention
As Sam Bankman-Fried was using FTX customer money for all sorts of risky trading and lending, he was also making large venture investments.
Metaverse off to ominous start after VR headset sales shrank in 2022
Meta is betting big on virtual reality as an anchor technology for its metaverse, but VR isn't catching on yet within the mainstream.
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